Round 7 Feature Match: Drew Eichenser Versus Bo Smith

April 12th, 2015

Drew Eichenser from Denver, Colorado and Bo Smith from Bowling Green, Kentucky are both 5-1 in the tournament. Now, they’re Dueling against one another in a Match that will determine who advances with a 6-1 record. Eichenser is using a Gadget Deck featuring Fire Hand and Ice Hand. Eichenser’s Deck is full of monsters that replace themselves with new ones whenever they’re Summoned or destroyed. Smith, on the other hand, is using a Nekroz Deck that aims to completely overwhelm his opponents with the power of his Nekroz monsters. Will Eichenser’s unconventional strategy catch Smith off guard and allow him to win the Match, or will Smith’s Nekroz monsters be too much for Eichenser to handle? We’re about to find out. It’s time to Duel!

He Summoned Red Gadget and activated its effect to add Yellow Gadget to his hand and then activated Pot of Duality to reveal Call of the Haunted, Green Gadget, and Vanity’s Emptiness from the top of his Deck. He added Vanity’s Emptiness to his hand and shuffled the other 2 cards back into his Deck. Eichenser Set Vanity’s Emptiness and Mystical Space Typhoon before passing his turn.

Smith entered Main Phase 1 and Eichenser flipped Vanity’s Emptiness. Next, Smith Summoned Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands and activated its effect to add Nekroz of Trishula from his Deck to his hand. He attacked Red Gadget with Manju to destroy it, sending the Vanity’s Emptiness to the Graveyard. Next, Smith activated Nekroz Mirror! He Tributed Shurit from his hand to Special Summon Nekroz of Trishula and activated Nekroz of Trishula’s effect to banish Mystical Space Typhoon from Eichenser’s field, Yellow Gadget from his hand, and Red Gadget from his Graveyard. Smith added Nekroz of Brionac to his hand with the effect of Shurit.

Eichenser Set Fire Hand and Mystical Space Typhoon before passing his turn.

Smith Summoned Denko Sekka! He attacked Eichenser’s face-down Fire Hand with Trishula, destroying it in battle and allowing Fire Hand to destroy Denko Sekka and Special Summon Ice Hand from the Deck in Defense Position. Smith Set Shared Ride before passing his turn, but lost it to Eichenser’s Mystical Space Typhoon in the End Phase.

Eichenser drew Raigeki! He Summoned Yellow Gadget and activated its effect to add Green Gadget from his Deck to his hand. Next, he combined his Gadget with Ice Hand to Xyz Summon Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon and activated its effect by detaching both Xyz Materials. He weakened Nekroz of Trishula and strengthened Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon. Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon attacked and destroyed Nekroz of Trishula next, dealing 2500 points of damage to Smith.

Smith discarded Nekroz of Brionac from his hand to add Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz to his hand and then activated Nekroz Cycle. He Tributed Shurit from his hand to Special Summon Nekroz of Trishula, banishing Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon from Eichenser’s field, Yellow Gadget from his Graveyard, and Green Gadget from his hand. Next, Smith discarded Nekroz of Clausolas to add Nekroz Kaleidoscope from his Deck to his hand. He Summoned Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands next, and activated its effect to add Nekroz of Unicore to his hand. He activated Nekroz Kaleidoscope to send Herald of the Arc Light from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard and Special Summon Nekroz of Unicore from his hand. Then, he used the effect of Herald of the Arc Light to add Nekroz of Brionac to his hand. He attacked directly with Nekroz of Trishula, Nekroz of Unicore, and both copies of Manju to drop Eichenser down to 100 Life Points. Finally, in Main Phase 2, he combined Nekroz of Unicore with Manju to Xyz Summon Gagaga Cowboy in Defense Position and detached an Xyz Material from it to deal 800 points of damage to Eichenser!

Bo Smith takes the first victory of the Match!

Duel Two

Eichenser opened up with Green Gadget, Red Gadget, Yellow Gadget, Ring of Destruction, and Ice Hand. He Summoned Green Gadget and activated its effect to add Red Gadget to his hand. He Set Ring of Destruction before ending his turn.

Smith activated Upstart Goblin to draw a card and give Eichenser 1000 Life Points. Next, he Normal Summoned Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands. He activated its effect to add Nekroz of Unicore to his hand and then activated Reinforcement of the Army to add Nekroz of Clausolas to his hand. He discarded Nekroz of Clausolas to add Nekroz Kaleidoscope from his Deck to his hand and then activated Nekroz Kaleidoscope to send Herald of the Arc Light from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard and Special Summon Nekroz of Unicore from his hand. He activated the effect of Herald of the Arc Light to add Nekroz of Brionac to his hand. He attacked Green Gadget with Nekroz of Unicore, and Eichenser flipped Ring of Destruction to destroy the Unicore and deal 2300 points of damage to each Duelist. Next, Manju attacked Green Gadget, destroying both monsters in battle. Smith banished Nekroz Kaleidoscope and Nekroz of Clausolas from his Graveyard in Main Phase 2 in order to add Nekroz Cycle from his Deck to his hand and then Set 2 cards to his back row.

Eichenser drew Thunder King Rai-Oh and then Summoned it. He attacked directly with Rai-Oh, dropping Smith down to 3800 Life Points.

Smith flipped his face-down Dark Hole to destroy Rai-Oh and then Summoned Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands. He activated its effect to add Nekroz of Valkyrus to his hand and then activated Nekroz Cycle. He Tributed Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz from his hand to Special Summon Nekroz of Unicore from his Graveyard and then activated Shurit’s effect to add Nekroz of Clausolas from his Deck to his hand. He discarded Nekroz of Clausolas to add Nekroz Mirror to his hand and then activated Nekroz Mirror to Special Summon Nekroz of Valkyrus by banishing Shurit from his Graveyard. Direct attacks from Nekroz of Unicore, Nekroz of Valkyrus, and Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands dropped Eichenser down to 100 Life Points. Once again, in Main Phase 2, Smith combined Nekroz of Unicore with Manju to Xyz Summon Gagaga Cowboy in Defense Position and detached an Xyz Material to finish Eichenser off!